Bangladesh PM Hasina clinches election win overshadowed by boycott

Opposition says low turnout shows public heeded its calls to stay away

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An officer puts an ink mark on the thumb of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after she votes in the election in Dhaka on Jan. 7. © Reuters

SYFUL ISLAM, Contributing writer

DHAKA -- Bangladesh's ruling Awami League and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won a fourth consecutive term in a Sunday election widely panned as "one-sided" amid an opposition boycott, allegations of rigging, violent incidents and low voter turnout.

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